The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-22

TO THE PUBLIC.

Before signing contract for planting and car
ing for Hedge Fence the farmer should ascer-
list. Tho reliability of the persons or company
offering Ia do the work.
I'd. The character OF Hedge they propose to
ID. whether or not the method of planting the
hedge really has any mcrtorions features.
4th. Whether or not the plan is protected by
patent or Is merely process which any turner
could apply for himself at much lower cost than
by making contract with agents.
These suggestions are published from the fact
that two systems of making Hedge fences are
represented in Hartford county by agents.
One of these, first introduced into Hartford, is
the method Of planting and FLASHING Hedge
Fences. as practiced by the Maryland Hedge and
Wire Fence Company acting under patents prop
ery secured BY the Dayton Ohio Hedge Com
the Agent in Hartford county.
The other is the so-called Rain Natural In
eliped Hedge Fence" Acircular illustrating the
RAIN method has been distributed, which con-
tains testimonials from John w. Smith and
Robert c. s. Reed, relating to hedges treated by
the Rain method. The parties who prepared that
circular evidently intended to IL ad the public tn
believe that there is such a fence us The Rahn
Natural ipcned Hedge Fence" aud that the
Smith and Reed Hedges are of that kind.
Tho letters given below from Messrs. Smith
and Reed make an entirely different showing of
dated subsequent to those in the circular refer
red to and in them they say positively and UNI
equivocally that neither of their hedges is
Natural Inclined Fence" but simply an old
hedge cut down to the ground, as every farmer
has seen done many times and has a right to do
himself. Here are the letters:
REILEy, o., May 90, 1887.
Wesley Young, Esq, Dayton, o.:
DEAR SIR-The hedge remodeled by Mr.. Rabn
and referred to in the testimonial dated April
LIST, 1887, and published in DR.. Neman's circular
shown TO me this day, was simply cut off at the
top of the ground and left 10 grow upright. The
cutting off causes the growth to thicken up
somewhat. This hedge is not Natural In
elined Fence" as might be inferred by reading
Dr. N''man' circular f0u JOHN INV ". SMITH.
MIDDLETowN, o., May %, 1887.
Wesley Young, Esq, Dayton. o.;
DEAR SIR-The hedge treated by Mr.. Rain for
me, and referred to in my letter to him dated
March 18th. 1887, and published in a circular of
DR.. Neimans, shown TO me this day, was simply
out of just above the surface of the ground and
left to grow. The cutting off causes the growth
to thicken up somewhat. The growth is upright
and not a Natural Inclined Fence" as might be
inferred from reading Dr. Nei Hm crGglag
ACHALLENGE.
Let the Rain agentmeet this challenge:
Mr.: Rain. some six or eight years ago. claimed
that he could produce an inclined hedge fence in
which the inclination, instead of being pro-
duced by bending the sprout during growth, is
produced by setting it originally at the angle de-
This is the theory on which "The Rain Natural
Inclined Hedge Fence" is based, and we conf
IDENTIFY affirm that there Is no such fence In exis-
tence, except in the imagination of a few adven-
turers who seem DESTROYS to reap the harvest
where they have not sown. Observation and
practical experience teach that, whatever be the
angle at which the body of the plant is set org-
nally, or placed at any time afterward. the sub
| sequent growth will be upright, and not at the
by Mr.. Kahn directly and by Or. Neiman by i'm
plication. So, when, as by our system of plash-
ing, the bodies of the plants are placed at an
angle sufficiently high to maintain their life and
yigor and yet considerably inclined they are in
duced to throw out many shoots which, passing
upward form network filling the open space
hnf xpa a 1 hind fhan, 4
with the horizontal wires forming a compact,
strong and durable rn, fence We hereby offer One
sample of 1.-THE RAIN Natural Inclined Hedge
Fence" produced as claimed by Mr.. RAIN and
DIR. Neiman; and as evidence that this offer is
made in good faith, we will accept sample OF
any length, though it be but single rod, and
will let this offer remain open till next Christmas
THE MARYLAND HEDGE CO., of Frederick
THE DAYTON HEDGE CO., of Dayton. O.
THE SOUTHERN PA. HEDGE AND WIRE
FENCE Co. Of YORK, Pa, -
West Chester, Pa.
| June 10. 1887.
| No farmer who will give the subject a moments
thought can be made TO believe that hedge plants
set in the ground at an angle will remain so, un-
supported by something. They will Invariably
struggle to grow upright, and IL left to them
selves, after being put in at an angle will grow
The plan of the Maryland Hedge and Wire Fence
Co. secures the plants in such position that
they remain firmly fixed and the result is com.
pact, impenetrable. beautiful hedge. 1t is nc
new invention but has been practiced in Ohio fol
rs years and is guarded by U s. Patents.
| The following letter from the same Mr.. Reed
above referred to, shows that Notwithstanding
he is made to appear as having given certificate
In favor OF the RAIN method. he has had new
hedge mile long FLASHED and wired by the Day.
ton Company. which operates under the same
patent as the Maryland Hedge Company.
MIDDLETowN, o., June 3, 1887.
| TO Whom il may Concern.
The Dayton Hedge Company, of Dayton, o.
| have planted, FLASHED and finished in complete
order for me about one mile of their patent hedge
fence, and it has been, and yet remains perfectly
satisfactory. believe them to be perfectly re-
sponsiblc aud that they will carry out all theiI
| contracts. ROBERT C. s. REED
G.. B. PHILPOT,
Agent for the Maryland Hedge Co.,
HEADQUARTERS, BEL AIR, MD.